Vincent Maxwell, an assistant
superintendent of police, says the officers killed by soldiers in Taraba state
were among the best on the inspector-general of police’s intelligence response
team (IRT).
The team is known for handling
special crime cases across the country.
On Wednesday, Frank Mba, police
spokesman, had explained that the personnel,led by Felix Adolije, an assistant
superintendent, were on a covert mission to arrest one Hamisu, a high-profile
kidnap suspect, when they were attacked by the troops.
Three policemen and a civilian
lost their lives while many officers sustained injuries in the incident.
Reacting to the incident in a
post shared by Abba Kyari, head of the IRT, Maxwell said the deceased were
responsible for a number of heroic deeds, including securing the arrest of
Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, suspected billionaire kidnapper.
He said they were also part of
the team that apprehended over 20 members of the Boko Haram insurgent group
responsible for the abduction of over 200 students from Government Girls
Secondary School in the town of Chibok, Borno state in 2014.
They were also said to have been
involved in the arrest of Umar Abdulmalik, a Boko Haram commander suspected to
be the mastermind of the bombings in Nyanya and Kuje areas of Abuja in 2015.
Kyari added that they were part
of the team that secured the release of Musa Umar, father-in-law of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s aide de camp (ADC), who was kidnapped in May.
“They similarly participated in
the arrest of Umar Abdulmalik, overall Boko Haram Commander Of North Central, Nigeria and several of his
group members,” Kyari said.
“They arrested the kidnappers of
two American and two Canadian citizens in Kaduna State and most recently, they
took part in the rescue of Magajin Garin Daura in Kano State during which 13
suspects who carried out the abduction were arrested in Kano.
“And most recently, the rescue Of
Magajin Garin Daura in Kano State and arrest of the 13 terrorists responsible
for kidnapping the Magajin Garin Daura in his home town Daura town Katsina
state on the 1/5/19, among many other outstanding records of the team.”
The police and army have set up a
joint investigation panel to probe the incident.
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